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3U OpenVPX chassis ideal for SOSA designs announced by Pixus Technologies - News

April 02, 2021

ONTARIO, Canada. Pixus Technologies, a provider of embedded computing and enclosure solutions, announced a new 10-slot 3U OpenVPX enclosure system geared for Sensor Open Standard Architecture (SOSA) requirements.

Comms

Maritime SATCOM systems in development for new naval military platforms - News

April 01, 2021

NETANYA, Israel. Orbit Communications Systems Ltd., a global provider of maritime and airborne satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne audio management systems, announced that it has received an order from a leading European integrator for OceanTRx4 Mil SATCOM systems for new naval military platforms for a total of approximately $3.1 million.

Unmanned

Navigation and sensor tech by Honeywell to equip Nuuva V300 UAV - News

April 01, 2021

PHOENIX, Ariz. Pipistrel has selected Honeywell's next-generation Attitude Heading Reference System and Air Data Module for its Nuuva V300 cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The technologies provide navigation and motion-sensing data and will work in tandem with Honeywell's Compact Fly-By-Wire system onboard the aircraft.

Comms

Elbit Systems acquires defense-GPS unit of BAE Systems - News

April 01, 2021

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems has acquired BAE Systems Rokar (Jerusalem, Israel) from BAE Systems, Inc., the U.S. headquartered subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, for approximately $31 million net of any cash in Rokar.  

Comms

Rebel's Safe Strike software demoed under Abaco Systems, Rebel Alliance partnership - News

March 31, 2021

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Abaco Systems has announced a partnership with Rebel Alliance intended to allow the company to demonstrate their Rebel’s Safe Strike software product for Battle Management and Command & Control applications.

Avionics

Rugged, Portable Aircraft Control Station in development for the U.S. Air Force - News

March 31, 2021

PRESCOTT, Ariz. CP Technologies announced it has teamed with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to design and manufacture the Portable Aircraft Control Station (PACS) for the U.S. Air Force.

Unmanned

Counter-drone system equipped with AI to be delivered to DoD - News

March 31, 2021

SAN DIEGO, Calif. Citadel Defense announced that it has received a follow-on urgent contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to protect the military from small drone threats.

Radar/EW

U.S. Army navigation-warfare, situational-awareness technology work moves forward - News

March 31, 2021

U.S. ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (DEVCOM) -- ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. The U.S. Army reports approval of a capability-development document that aims to speed up the experimentation and development of navigation-warfare and situational-awareness technologies. 

Comms

Military GPS testing to go forward as U.S. Space Force lends allies M-Code receivers - News

March 31, 2021

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is loaning allied and partner nations the use of M-Code precise positioning service receiver cards for use in military GPS capability testing as part of a three-year multinational initiative established by USSF's Space and Missile Systems Center.

Radar/EW

Automated hypersonic missile production line to better achieve consistent assembly - News

March 30, 2021

MADISON, Ala. Aerobotix, a robotics integrator and metrology company, has begun utilizing a next-generation hypersonic production line. A robotic assembly line scans, sands, paints, and measures complex missile components achieving critical tolerances required for hypersonic flight.

A.I.

AI-powered mass notification tech to use Big Data to better assess potential threats - News

March 30, 2021

HERNDON, Va. Geospark Analytics, company specializing in developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for risk and threat assessment, has won a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a mass notification capability for its Hyperion platform.

Radar/EW

Hypersonic weapon capabilities for Australia key investment by BAE Systems - News

March 30, 2021

AUSTRALIA. BAE Systems Australia announced that it will increase its investment in Australia to support the rapid development of a sovereign high speed weapons capability.

Unmanned

Autonomous ground vehicle contract aims to change military-convoy refueling operations - News

March 30, 2021

BOULDER, Colo. Robotics/autonomous-vehicle maker Stratom has won a contract with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) to develop an autonomous ground vehicle refueling (AGVR) prototype system to integrate onto a palletized load system (PLS) flat rack for autonomous convoy operations.

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ISR systems for Navy to be supported under Peraton contract - News

March 29, 2021

HERNDON, Va. Peraton has won a position on a new indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quality (IDIQ) contract supporting Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific with advanced technical development of its maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Information Operations (IO) activities. The IDIQ is worth up to $250 million over a five-year period.

Radar/EW

Defense to claim largest share of ATR market to 2025, study finds - News

March 29, 2021

NORTHBROOK, Ill. The global antenna, transducer, and radome (ATR) market will grow from $9.1 billion in 2020 to $16.0 billion by 2025, at a combined annual growth rate of 11.9% during the study period, according to market research from MarketsandMarkets, "Antenna, Transducer, and Radome Market -- Global Forecast to 2025."


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